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Held in Astana from 15 November to 21 December with the support of the Kazakhstan Football Federation, the Dutch Football Cup 2025 youth tournament became one of the season’s key events for young players in Kazakhstan.

The Kazakhstan Football Federation has approved the introduction of the Hawk-Eye VAR system, one of the world’s leading providers of video assistant referee technology.

SOTA’s integrated ecosystem powers every key process of the modern game – serving as the complete, end-to-end technology backbone for the Federation and the League.

The UEFA C Licence training programme for female coaches has begun in Astana for the first time.

The Kazakhstan Football Federation carried out extensive work to develop social, inclusion and grassroots initiatives. This period marked an expansion of social integration through football, support for children and adults with special needs, as well as the implementation of programmes aimed at working with refugees and providing them with professional training.

Pavel Saliy, an experienced Kazakhstani referee, was appointed match inspector for the UEFA Youth League match between Kairat U-19 and Olympiacos U-19.